“Where do you find all that interesting music?” I get this question a lot. In fact, as your Repertoire and Standards Chair for Ethnic and Multicultural Music I’m delighted to get this question. For a long time I’ve placed a…
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I’ve Been Here Forever “I’ve been here forever,” eons before the mist and fog shrouded Jurassic landscapes, well before the dawn of civilization. I was here when the only rhythms, music and voices were those of nature: the rolling surf…
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Four undergraduate conductors and three graduate conductors from five different Michigan universities participated in masterclasses with clinicians Francisco Núñez and Jo-Michael Scheibe at ACDA Michigan’s state conference in October. Attendance at the masterclasses by participants, fellow students and ACDA members…
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What a terrific Fall Conference! Francisco Núñez proved to be charming, engaging and amazingly perceptive in his clinics with choirs and student conductors. It is always a thrill to watch a master teacher make substantial improvements in a short session!…
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With the coming of a new president every two years in state ACDA chapters comes a fresh group of state ACDA board members. It is an opportunity to bring new people to leadership and to place previous members into new…
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I am looking forward to this great opportunity to serve you and the Michigan ACDA! Bella Voce will no longer be a publication in the traditional sense. This edition is the first ever that will be entirely online. All the…
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ACDA-MICHIGAN REPERTOIRE AND STANDARDS CHAIR Job Description September, 2008 Work with Membership Chair to gather a statewide constituency list associated with your R&S area to include e-mail addresses for frequent and cost-effective communications. Write and/or solicit at least…
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